Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-12-09
WASHINGTON LETTER
tFrom our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 1887,

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g sen.,e ara e,caod;,.i, AL, oxoon, n
c,refuI and i,,e,,,ge,t obs.,v.r Ths
d.h,,es ,,o us,.i,v cond,,ct.5 IL con-
vers,,;o,,I m,,,cr and verv ,,rc,v In
d.oJ 4. ,o AFR, ,,,Js q, oro,or;..t ,i;s-
,tsv. A s,r.ncer io,L;po 5ow, iron, ,hc
r,lierv uno, the Senate in or,,i,rrv scs-
sim an oui,,. dIcnifed and ORDERLY would
hov, verz rc,gre ide, nf the
j,,nsnse brntr novcy logic. rud eI,ouencc
,lni copld lean Loytl, frow . score Of lius
the vory ,ron,ent that occasion ,eouircd il,
That would aronse the nation from cen re
To circumfrencc, aud ON the wings OF
lightning carry h,s words M fast M uttered
to the court af every nation OH the face oi
,h, crr,h There are several cases OH rec
ord where a ppeech Of some Of our Sen,.
t,ri.l ri,pts has been renh ut the next
mnrnIrp's breakfast table IN London,
Paris. Berlin, and other centres of national
mower. Itnno, the American eye alone
th,, watches the u. s. Senate.
The Home Of Representatives is quite
different body, and is curiou,ly made up.
Here is great mixture Of nn,ionalities.
Has the thought ever occurred TO your
Well, we have here for members, lhe
native born American, with his Eastern,
or Western or Southern ideas, generally
MI good. but sometimes bad; then there /
in ,his Congress. by birth, the Prusslan
the Enplishman, the Frenchman, the
German. the freshman, the Mexican, the
swere, and don't know how many other
nations, and. although American citizens
and loyalto the Government and deserv-
inc of all thew receive, yet there lisa differ
epce nj ,empernmen,. TO say the least, and
nossiblv enrly ideas TINT are often hard to
harmonic, / do not wonder that the ,es-
sons Of the house are regular Pnnde-
mo,ipm and that IL requires five official
rer,r,crs to give an intelligent account of
its proceedings. Last winter there was
s,rnnrer here from New Hampshire. lie
tool, hia sea, in the gallery, and tried hard
IN keen run of the proceedings, but soon
became hewildered. Turning 10 The gen
,lem,n ON his right, he inquired what bill
wrs nm. "They are discussing, sir, the
ARMY appropriation." lie watched and
waited, and not being fully satisfied, made
the same inquiry OF u gentleman on his
left. "They are making fight on the
River and Harbor bill," was the laconic
and positive response. Onr New Hamp-
shire friend waited another hour in wonder
land, and finally left, but in passing out
inauired Of the messenger who attended
the door, what bill was up7 IAN appro-
prin,ion, sir, for new war vessels" don't
wonder that strangers get confused; some
members do to that extent that they .can
hardly find their way home ut the close oil
n days session.
The Republican members OF the House
held their caucus Saturday afternoon, and
re elected Cannon, Of Illinois, Chairman
for this Congress. They then nominated
Reed, Of Maine, for Speaker; Mcpherson
Of Pennsylvania, for Clerk, Gen. Fitch, oi
Ohio, for Doorkeeper; Don shepard, o.
Dakota, for Postmaster. Everything rar
as smooth as oil, aud gave perfect salts
| faction.
The Democrats held their caucus in thu
evening, and as usual was bols,erous ant
ended in row. They re-nominated al
the presen; officers except the door-keeper
Sam Donaldson, OF Tennessee, was lai'
out, and a respectable man named Hurt
OF Mississippi, received the nomination
change much for the better. Carlislie ha'
no opposition for Speaker, and made
nice little speech In recognition oil tn
honor conferred.
Breckenridge, Of Arkansas, and Blouni
| aFG Ganruia IN al lie the arPnp feally Dem